英美概况题库美国部分.docx
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英美概况题库美国部分
TheUnitedStates
I.Choosethecorrectanswer.
1.Inarea,theUnitedStatesistheclargestcountryintheworld.
a.2nd
b.3rd
c.4th
d.5th
2.TheMidwestintheUSreferstotheregiond.
a.westoftheMississippiValley
b.westoftheAppalachianMountains
c.eastoftheRockyMountains
d.aroundtheGreatLakesandtheupperMississippiValley.
3.TheBackboneofNorthAmericareferstotheb.
a.AppalachianMountains
b.RockyMountains
c.theRockyMountains
d.SierraNevadaMountains
4.DeathValleyisonthewesternedgeofa.
a.theGreatBasin
b.California
c.theRockyMountains
d.theSierraNevadaMountains
5.Whichregionmighthaveaduststorminsummer?
c
a.TheDeepSouth.
b.TheMiddleWest.
c.TheGreatPlains
d.TheCentralValleyofCalifornia.
6.WhichareahasthehighestrainfallintheUS?
b
a.TheregionaroundtheGreatLakes.
b.ThewesternpartofWashingtonState.
c.TheMiddleAtlanticstates.
d.TheCentralValleyofCalifornia.
7.TheUSprimarysuppliersofforeignoilarethefollowingcountriesexceptb.
a.Canada
b.Japan
c.Venezuela
d.SaudiArabia
8.TheUSlargestopen-pitcopper-miningcenterisinb.
a.California
b.Utah
c.Montana
d.SouthDakota
9.Theover3millionofearlyAmericansin1790weremostlyofancestry.c
a.Spanish
b.French
c.British
d.Dutch
10.HowmanyimmigrantswerelegallyreceivedbytheUSeachyearduringthe1980s?
b
a.About270,000.
b.About700,000.
c.About675,000.
d.About800,000
11.TheofficialracialsegregationcontinuedtobethelawoftheUSuntild.
a.1860
b.1863
c.1918
d.1954
12.AmericanIndiansnowmainlyliveinthea.
a.South
b.West
c.Midwest
d.Northeast
13.ThemajorityofAmericanHispanicsarefromthefollowingcountriesexceptc.
a.Mexico
b.Cuba
c.Spain
d.PuertoRico
14.Accordingtothetext,whichregionnowleadsinpercentageincreaseinpopulation?
c
a.TheNortheast.
b.TheGreatPlains.
c.TheSouth.
d.TheWest.
15.Accordingtothe1994UScensus,thesecondmostpopulousstateintheUSisc.
a.California
b.NewYork
c.Texas
d.Washington
16.Thetrendinmigrationfromcitiestosuburbsnowprevailedinallregionb.
a.theNortheast
b.theSouth
c.theMidwest
d.theWest
17.Accordingtothetext,theancestorsofthepresentAmericanIndianscamefromc.
a.Europe
b.Africa
c.Asia
d.Mongolia
18.Whichisnotcorrecttoexplainthereasonsforthesuddendaringexplorationoftheunknowninthemid-15thcentury?
a
a.Theambitionforthecastlands.
b.ThestrongdesireforEasterngoods.
c.Theimprovementsinnavigationandnavalarchitecture.
d.ThegreatspiritofadventurestartedbytheRenaissance.
19.Onhisvoyageof1492,Columbusexpectedtoreachc.
a.theNewworld
b.theWestIndies
c.India
d.America
20AmongthefollowingnavigatorswhodiscoveredtheroutetoIndia?
b
a.ChristopherColumbus.
b.VascodaGama.
c.BartholoneuDiaz.
d.FerdinandMagellan.
21.WhowassentbytheEnglishKingtoexplorethenewwaytotheEast?
b
a.JacquesCartier.
b.JohnCabot.
c.BartholeneuDiaz.
d.FerdinandMagellan.
22.WhichcolonyinthefollowingwasnotfoundedfirstbytheEnglish?
c
a.Virginia.
b.Massachusetts.
c.NewYork
d.Georgia.
23.Thebreadbasketcoloniesincludethefollowingonesexceptd.
a.NewYork
b.Pennsylvania
c.Maryland
d.Virginia
24.Thelastonefothe13colonieswasc,whichwasestablishedin1733.
a.NorthCarolina
b.SouthCarolina
c.Georgia
d.Maryland
25.TherewasagreatchangeinBritishpolicytowardsthe13coloniesafter.
a.1760
b.1763
c.1764
d.1767
26.WhichActfirstsetalargescaleofoppositioninthecolonies?
b
a.TheSugarActof1764.
b.TheStampActof1765.
c.TheQuarteringActof1765.
d.TheTeaAct
27.TheTeaActof1773waspassedbytheBritishParliamentinordertoc.
a.getmoremoneyfromthecolonies
b.providecheapteafortheAmericanconsumers
c.helptheBritishEastIndiaCompany
d.monopolizetheAmericanteabusiness
28.TheFirstContinentalCongresswasattendedbytherepresentativesfromallthecoloniesexceptd.
a.Delaware
b.Pennsylvania
c.Massachusetts
d,Georgia
29.ThefirstshotoftheAmericanWarofIndependencewasfiredinb.
a.Concord
b.Lexington
c.Philadelphia
d.Boston
30.ThomasPaine’sCommonSenseurgedtheAmericancoloniststod.
a.abolishslaveryinthecolonies
b.continueashippingtradewithEngland
c.winindependencethroughpeacefulmeans
d.declaretheirindependence
31.TheprincipalauthoroftheDeclarationofIndependencewasb.
a.BenjaminFranklin
b.ThomasJefferson
c.GeorgeWashington
d.JohnAdams
32.WhichvictorywasconsideredastheturningpointoftheWarofIndependence?
c
a.ThevictoryatTrenton.
b.ThevictoryatBoston.
c.ThevictoryatSaratoga.
d.ThevictoryatYorktown.
33.TheConfederationcreatedin1781wasaa.
a.verylooseunionofstates
b.verypowerfulcentralgovernment
c.veryfirmleagueofstates
d.weakgovernmentwithoutthelegislativepower
34.WhowascalledtheFatheroftheUSConstitution?
d
a.GeorgeWashington.
b.BenjaminFranklin.
c.AlexanderHamilton.
d.JamesMadison.
35.Accordingtothetext,theConstitutionwasframedonthefollowingideasexceptthatd.
a.thereshouldbethreebranchesofgovernment:
onetomakelaws,anothertoexecutethem,andathirdtosettlequestionsoflaw
b.thethreebranchesshouldbeabletocheckandbalancetheother
c.thenationalgovernmentisagovernmentofthepeople,andnotofstatesalone
d.thenewgovernmentshouldimposeitsauthorityonthepeoplethroughstates
36.ThosewhosupportedtheConstitutionandpreferredastrongnationalgovernmentwerecalledc.
a.Democrats
b.Republicans
c.Federalists
d.Antifederalists
37.HowmanystateswereneededtoratifytheConstitution?
b
a.Eight
b.Nine
c.Eleven
d.Thirteen
38.WhichisincorrecttocommentontheFederalistPapers?
d
a.TheysupporttheratificationoftheConstitution
b.ThedefendtheprinciplesoftheConstitution
c.Theyhelpdispelthefearsofanationalauthority
d.Theyspelloutthepeople’sright
39.TheamendmentoftheConstitutionrequirestheapprovalofatleastcofthestates.
a.one-third
b.two-thirds
c.three-fourths
d.three-fifths
40.WhentheSecondWarofIndependencebrokeoutin1812,theUSpresidentwasb.
a.ThomasJefferson
b.JamesMadison
c.JohnAdams
d.JamesMonroe
41.TheMonroeDoctrinehadthefollowingfeaturesorideasexceptd.
a.non-colonization
b.AmericaforAmericans
c.non-intervention
d.LatinAmericaforEuropeans
42.TheUScontinentalexpansionwasalmostcompletebyd.
a.1840
b.1845
c.1846
d.1848
43.CottonbecamethemostprofitablecropintheSouthmainlybecauseoftheb.
a.useofirrigationonplantation
b.Whitney’scottongin
c.slavelabour
d.improvedagriculturaltechniques
44.in1854,theRepublicanPartywasfoundedbysomeb.
a.slaveholders
b.abolitionists
c.democrats
d.proslaverypersons
45.Inhisinauguraladdressin1861,Lincolnshowedclearlythatheb.
a.wouldabolishslaveryintheSouth
b.wouldnotabolishslaveryimmediatelybuttopreservetheUnion
c.wouldwageawaragainstslavery
d.hadnoideatoabolishslaveryintheSouth
46.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheEmancipationProclamationisnotaccurate?
a
a.ItimmediatelyfreedallslaveslivingintheUnitedStates.
b.ItfreedslavesonlyintheConfederacy.
c.ItbroughtmanyblackstoserveintheUnionArmy.
d.ItgavetheNorthahighmoralreasonforcontinuingthewar.
47.themostimportantadvantagetheNorthhadovertheSouthintheCivilWarwasitsd.
a.manpower
b.superiormilitaryleadership
c.Europeanallies
d.industrialsuperiority
48.AnadvantagetheSouthhadovertheNorthwasitsd.
a.greatmineralresources
b.greatnumberofrailroads
c.manpower
d.superiormilitaryleadership
49.ThefirstUSpresidentwhofacedimpeachmentproceedingswasb.
a.JamesBuchanan
b.AndrewJohnson
c.UlyssesS.Grant
d.RutherfordB.Hays
50.TheradicalReconstructionwasendedunderPresidentd.
a.AbrahamLincoln
b.AndrewJohnson
c.UlyssesS.Grant
d.RutherfordB.Hays
51.GoldwasdiscoveredinCaliforniainc.
a.1828
b.1838
c.1848
d.1858
52.ThefirsttranscontinentalrailroadintheUSwascompletedinc.
a.1850
b.1859
c.1869
d.1890
53.Telephonewasinventedin1876byb.
a.ThomasB.Edison
b.AlexanderD.Bell
c.GuglielmoMarconi
d.GeorgeWestinghouse
54.AccordingtothetextthevalueofmanufacturedgoodsintheUSwasworthtwiceasthatofheragriculturalproductsbyd.
a.1860
b.1890
c.1894
d.1900
55.Thefirstimperialist,theUS-SpanishWar,brokeoutinc.
a.1886
b.1890
c.1898
d.1900
56.AfterUS-SpanishWar,theUSacquiredallthefollowingareasexceptd.
a.PuertoRico
b.Guam
c.thePhilippines
d.Cuba
57.Bythebeginningofthe20thcenturythecountrythattookthefirstplaceineconomyinEuropewasa.
a.Germany
b.France
c.Britain
d.Russia
58.WhentheFirstWorldWarbegan,PresidentWilsonimmediatelycalledupontheAmericanpeopletob.
a.bereadyforthewar
b.observestrictneutrality
c.givefinancialhelptotheAllies
d.endthetraderelationswithGermany
59.TheUSjoinedtheFirstWorldWarind.
a.1914
b.1915
c.1916
d.1917
60.Wilson’sFourteenPointsdidnotincludethepointofd.
a.disarmament
b.creationofaninternationalorganizationofnations
c.freedomoftheseas,inpeaceandwar
d.creationofaninternationalpeacekeepingforce
61.W
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